Trantor - The Last Storm Trooper
Platform: Commodore 64
Gametype: Undefined
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Gameplay

The player controls the titular stormtrooper who is the only survivor of the destruction of his spaceship (hence the title). Gameplay revolves around exploring the play-area and collecting code-letters. The play-area consists of several different floors which can be explored freely via connecting lifts. However, Trantor is up against a very strict time limit.

The levels are infested by various aliens and small flying robots which sap Trantor's strength if he touches them. Fortunately, Trantor is armed with a flamethrower with which to destroy these pests. Unfortunately, fuel for this is limited although he can re-fill this at fuel-points located on many of the floors.

Whenever Trantor finds a code-letter, his timer countdown is reset and then counts down again until he finds another letter. For this reason, much of the gameplay is a race-against-time.

There are also lockers scattered around the floors which contain pick-ups to assist Trantor. These include hamburgers (restore strength) and clocks (reseting the time, as finding a code letter would).

The game ends when Trantor's energy runs out or if the timer reaches zero.

Opening sequence

Trantor was unusual for the time in featuring an animated opening-sequence on loading shown before the main options screen. This shows Trantor's ship (with animated radars) slowly dropping down a shaft before landing. The title character then emerges and is seen to beckon to others to join him before the ship suddenly disintegrates leaving him alone.

Trivia

Starkiller comic
 This game inspired the creation of Trantor, the secondary main character of the comic series Starkiller. It was originally released in the German gaming magazines Power Play and, after the creators founded their own magazine, PC Player.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trantor:_The_Last_Stormtrooper
